Radeon HD 6850 X2 vs Radeon R9 M375X

In this comparison between Radeon HD 6850 X2 and Radeon R9 M375X you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon HD 6850 X2 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 M375X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Radeon HD 6850 X2
Radeon R9 M375X

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 6850 X2 Radeon R9 M375X
Power consumption (TDP) 254 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
 
  • Radeon HD 6850 X2 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M375X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 M375X has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon HD 6850 X2 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 M375X - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M375X is 125 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
  • Radeon HD 6850 X2 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M375X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6850 X2 is 3075 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M375X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 9−10
ultra / 1080p 7−8 5−6
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 27−30 21−24
medium / 1080p 16−18 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Radeon R9 M375X.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 6850 X2 Radeon R9 M375X
Architecture TeraScale 2 GCN 1.0
Code name Barts Tropo
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 19 September 2011 5 May 2015
Pipelines 960 640
Core clock speed 800 MHz 925 MHz
Boost Clock 1015 MHz
Transistor count 1,700 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 38.40 40.60
Floating-point performance 2x 1,536.0 gflops 1,299 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4200 MHz 1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth 134.4 GB/s 72 GB/s
DirectX 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan N/A
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Compute units 10